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Firefighters make progress against California wildfire, but heat and fire risks grow in the West
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 hours agoFirefighters made progress Friday against a California wildfire that triggered extensive evacuation...
Wildfire outside Yosemite threatens town amid record-breaking California heat wave
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 hours agoThe heat is expected to linger longer in the northern part of the state, with the heat advisory...
A ‘potentially historic’ heat wave intensifies along the West Coast, as dangerous wildfires spread
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 hour ago“This level of heat throughout parts of the Mojave Desert and Sacramento/San Joaquin valleys of...
Thousands evacuated from California wildfires
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 22 minutes ago[Reuters] The Thompson fire started in Oroville, about 70 miles north of the state capital Sacramento, on Tuesday. The city is around 20 miles from...
Newsom pulls anti-crime ballot measure, capping Democrats' chaotic response to Prop. 47 reform
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoLawmakers were scheduled to vote on Newsom’s measure Wednesday night, a plan that was already...
Supreme Court turns down a 2nd Amendment challenge to state bans on assault weapons
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoThree variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in...
California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S.
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoAs California braces for a heat wave expected to last through next week, several wildfires have...
Record-breaking heatwave poses ‘extremely dangerous’ conditions for 150 million people across US
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 hours agoNorthern California is seeing no relief, as nearly 30,000 locals evacuated due to dangerous...
'An absolute scorcher': Sweltering heat, wildfire risk loom for July Fourth weekend
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoExtreme temperatures and gusty winds will also combine with dry conditions to create a high risk of...
How to survive rip currents and other drowning hazards
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 hours agoThere are an estimated 236,000 annual drowning deaths worldwide, according to WHO. That comes out to...